Indian Sweet Potato and Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, smashed
• 2 pinches red pepper flakes
• ½ tsp. ground turmeric
• ½ tsp. garam masala (can be found at Whole Foods Market)
• 1 cup lentils
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 in. cubes
• 4 cups chopped fresh spinach, Malabar spinach, or sweet potato greens
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, 2 to 4 minutes. Cook and stir red pepper flakes, turmeric, and garam masala into onion mixture until coated, about 2 more minutes. Stir lentils and broth into onion mixture; bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until lentils are softened but firm to the bite, about 15 minutes. Stir sweet potatoes into lentil mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until sweet potatoes are tender and lentils are fully cooked, about 10 more minutes. Add spinach; cook until wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt.